Shivam Bhatt
@shivambhatt.bsky.social
Reader, Writer, Hindu Pandit, magic the gathering enthusiast. Super passionate about games, gods, and good stories. he/him.Indo-American
email- shbhatt at gmail
podcasts- Casual Magic, Shivam and Wheeler Love Magic, and Chronicles of Dragonlance
email- shbhatt at gmail
podcasts- Casual Magic, Shivam and Wheeler Love Magic, and Chronicles of Dragonlance
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Shivam Bhatt
@shivambhatt.bsky.social
· Jan 1
Hi! My name's Shivam and I'm a progressive hindu priest, an activist for LGBT and minority rights, a dad, and a huge fan of magic the gathering and games in general. I talk about board, card, and video games, gods, gardens, and baking! I also host a few podcasts linked below. Thanks for visiting!
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This is why I think spending time on slick production for a video podcast is a giant waste. The main benefit to a video podcast is it lives on YouTube and a decent number of people like to ingest things that way. They push play and tab away from it immediately. I could be nude, no one would know.
*banging a metal pot with a wooden spoon very loudly*
people want to LISTEN to podcasts!!!!!!!!!!!!
*hitting you on the forehead with the spoon*
STOP PIVOTING TO VIDEO
www.westwoodone.com/blog/2025/11...
people want to LISTEN to podcasts!!!!!!!!!!!!
*hitting you on the forehead with the spoon*
STOP PIVOTING TO VIDEO
www.westwoodone.com/blog/2025/11...
November 24, 2025 at 5:28 AM
This is why I think spending time on slick production for a video podcast is a giant waste. The main benefit to a video podcast is it lives on YouTube and a decent number of people like to ingest things that way. They push play and tab away from it immediately. I could be nude, no one would know.
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Crazy that the mayor-elect of NYC and the Pope are pretty much the two most beloved political figures right now
November 23, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Crazy that the mayor-elect of NYC and the Pope are pretty much the two most beloved political figures right now
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these guys were about to be more dead than anyone could have thought possible.
i kept being like "damn did they find a remote island with like 30 people or something"
the details are incredible. 80s action movie brain
i kept being like "damn did they find a remote island with like 30 people or something"
the details are incredible. 80s action movie brain
November 24, 2025 at 5:59 AM
these guys were about to be more dead than anyone could have thought possible.
i kept being like "damn did they find a remote island with like 30 people or something"
the details are incredible. 80s action movie brain
i kept being like "damn did they find a remote island with like 30 people or something"
the details are incredible. 80s action movie brain
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Vanity Fair editor when asked why he thought having a nude photo of his sex scandal-prone, ethically compromised new hire, who is somehow both contributor and subject of his very first issue, was a good idea:
a man in a suit and tie is sitting at a table and asking , `` was that wrong ? ''
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is sitting at a table and asking , `` was that wrong ? ''
media.tenor.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Vanity Fair editor when asked why he thought having a nude photo of his sex scandal-prone, ethically compromised new hire, who is somehow both contributor and subject of his very first issue, was a good idea:
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My even more unpopular opinion is unless you have personally experienced the thing, you should probably refrain from having an opinion on it.
We need to return to shaming people for parroting YouTube/TikTok with stuff like "When I want your opinion, I'll just find the YouTuber who gave it to you."
We need to return to shaming people for parroting YouTube/TikTok with stuff like "When I want your opinion, I'll just find the YouTuber who gave it to you."
November 23, 2025 at 4:04 AM
My even more unpopular opinion is unless you have personally experienced the thing, you should probably refrain from having an opinion on it.
We need to return to shaming people for parroting YouTube/TikTok with stuff like "When I want your opinion, I'll just find the YouTuber who gave it to you."
We need to return to shaming people for parroting YouTube/TikTok with stuff like "When I want your opinion, I'll just find the YouTuber who gave it to you."
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Ugh, I didn't know about this one. Of course it has all my books. Not only is that money I could use, but every sale helps those of us hanging on in the midlist keep publishing at all. Love to see hundreds of downloads on series that people complain haven't continued with more books. Yeah guess why.
I posted a buy link here to "A Magical Inheritance" a few days ago, and 24 of you immediately went to Anna's Archives and fucking stole it from me.
Yes, stole it.
I do not get paid for your download there because YOU ARE STEALING FROM ME.
🖕
Yes, stole it.
I do not get paid for your download there because YOU ARE STEALING FROM ME.
🖕
November 24, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Ugh, I didn't know about this one. Of course it has all my books. Not only is that money I could use, but every sale helps those of us hanging on in the midlist keep publishing at all. Love to see hundreds of downloads on series that people complain haven't continued with more books. Yeah guess why.
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I have had it with the justifications. The weaponization of poverty, neurodiversity, mental illness, all of it.
if you follow me and are using my RTs of authors' books to pirate books (many who are financially struggling, I might add), then frankly fuck off.
if you follow me and are using my RTs of authors' books to pirate books (many who are financially struggling, I might add), then frankly fuck off.
November 24, 2025 at 4:30 AM
I have had it with the justifications. The weaponization of poverty, neurodiversity, mental illness, all of it.
if you follow me and are using my RTs of authors' books to pirate books (many who are financially struggling, I might add), then frankly fuck off.
if you follow me and are using my RTs of authors' books to pirate books (many who are financially struggling, I might add), then frankly fuck off.
Boy if this doesnt ring true as hell for basically every hobby these days
One of the producers on Guilty Gear Strive said it was basically impossible to source player feedback on balance changes online because nobody had original opinions and would just parrot what the most popular content creators said and so they had to rely on data and I think about that every day.
November 24, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Boy if this doesnt ring true as hell for basically every hobby these days
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This has been bothering me a lot lately, but on a broader scope. People are afraid to be original. Critiques are all the same, jokes are copy/pasted, opinions use a handful of buzzwords that don't actually describe anything. It's like drowning in a sea of masks that all wear the same face.
One of the producers on Guilty Gear Strive said it was basically impossible to source player feedback on balance changes online because nobody had original opinions and would just parrot what the most popular content creators said and so they had to rely on data and I think about that every day.
November 23, 2025 at 5:49 AM
This has been bothering me a lot lately, but on a broader scope. People are afraid to be original. Critiques are all the same, jokes are copy/pasted, opinions use a handful of buzzwords that don't actually describe anything. It's like drowning in a sea of masks that all wear the same face.
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In the US Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? 2nd edition video game from Eidos & Jellyvision, entering your name as "Regis", "Millionaire", or one of the actual $10^6 winners on the show would result in the game changing your name to "Faker" or "Cheater". So I could not play the game as myself.
July 5, 2025 at 11:00 PM
In the US Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? 2nd edition video game from Eidos & Jellyvision, entering your name as "Regis", "Millionaire", or one of the actual $10^6 winners on the show would result in the game changing your name to "Faker" or "Cheater". So I could not play the game as myself.
You know what is the best wholesome holiday watch? @loadingreadyrun.com's Road Quest
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Road Quest - YouTube
youtube.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:09 AM
You know what is the best wholesome holiday watch? @loadingreadyrun.com's Road Quest
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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Watching Philadelphia sports the last seven calendar days
October 10, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Watching Philadelphia sports the last seven calendar days
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At a fundraiser in the Bay Area with v educated and informed people and a few said, "Hey Fuentes and Owens have changed! They're really good on some issues!"
Sigh. Don't sleep on this, folks.
Sigh. Don't sleep on this, folks.
I believe Marjorie Taylor Greene, Tucker Carlson, Nick Fuentes and Candace Owens have the pulse of the modern MAGA movement going forward.
You can laugh at them and dismiss them as cranks, but you have to pay attention to what they're selling.
This is what comes after Trump.
You can laugh at them and dismiss them as cranks, but you have to pay attention to what they're selling.
This is what comes after Trump.
November 23, 2025 at 11:32 PM
At a fundraiser in the Bay Area with v educated and informed people and a few said, "Hey Fuentes and Owens have changed! They're really good on some issues!"
Sigh. Don't sleep on this, folks.
Sigh. Don't sleep on this, folks.
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Don't know if any of you need to hear this, but all of PIRATES OF DARK WATER is on Tubi and (so far) it holds up pretty well for a 30+ year old show.
a close up of a blue sculpture with a swirl in the middle
Alt: The opening credits/ logo of The Pirates of Dark Water
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November 22, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Don't know if any of you need to hear this, but all of PIRATES OF DARK WATER is on Tubi and (so far) it holds up pretty well for a 30+ year old show.
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There's no official achievement for getting Vampire Survivors so overloaded it hard locks, but I feel there is a moral one
November 23, 2025 at 11:10 PM
There's no official achievement for getting Vampire Survivors so overloaded it hard locks, but I feel there is a moral one
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My friend just fuckin showed up with a corncob pipe & that’s when it hit me that we are all in our 40s which means we get one new accessory slot
November 23, 2025 at 9:11 PM
My friend just fuckin showed up with a corncob pipe & that’s when it hit me that we are all in our 40s which means we get one new accessory slot
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I just learned recently why most winter coats are black
It’s habit dating back to the 19th century where the idea was they wouldn’t show coal smoke soot as easily as other colors, thick wool being hard to clean
It’s habit dating back to the 19th century where the idea was they wouldn’t show coal smoke soot as easily as other colors, thick wool being hard to clean
Man, everything is so bleak, anyone got a fun fact or little bit of trivia they want to share
November 23, 2025 at 9:38 PM
I just learned recently why most winter coats are black
It’s habit dating back to the 19th century where the idea was they wouldn’t show coal smoke soot as easily as other colors, thick wool being hard to clean
It’s habit dating back to the 19th century where the idea was they wouldn’t show coal smoke soot as easily as other colors, thick wool being hard to clean
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There is a post circulating on Bluesky encouraging the moving of a frozen turkey straight into a pot of hot oil. We are combating this misinformation the best way we know how - through the power of dance music.
November 23, 2025 at 1:31 PM
There is a post circulating on Bluesky encouraging the moving of a frozen turkey straight into a pot of hot oil. We are combating this misinformation the best way we know how - through the power of dance music.
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“I asked ChatGPT” “I asked Claude” I asked this horseshoe crab and he said your ass wouldn’t have lasted two seconds in the Triassic
November 23, 2025 at 9:50 PM
“I asked ChatGPT” “I asked Claude” I asked this horseshoe crab and he said your ass wouldn’t have lasted two seconds in the Triassic
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If you’re a journalist who’s still on Twitter, from now on in your writing you have to replace “the American people want” with “troll bots in Eastern Europe demand”
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
November 23, 2025 at 4:27 PM
If you’re a journalist who’s still on Twitter, from now on in your writing you have to replace “the American people want” with “troll bots in Eastern Europe demand”
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
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the “thanksgiving food is bad” discourse raises its ugly head every year, but the truth remains that thanksgiving food can be amazing as long as you know how to cook. the problem is we’re throwing a few million sunday drivers directly into a grand prix
I think this is unfair to turkey. turkey is good but hard to cook well because it is so damn big. turkey *parts* are great but lack the esthetic appeal of a centerpiece bird.
it is tired to the point of cliche to say if turkey was good, people would make it more than once a year. but it is understated that at least one American explodes every Thanksgiving in a brave attempt to make the main dish more palatable
November 23, 2025 at 7:44 PM
the “thanksgiving food is bad” discourse raises its ugly head every year, but the truth remains that thanksgiving food can be amazing as long as you know how to cook. the problem is we’re throwing a few million sunday drivers directly into a grand prix
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If you're constantly immersing yourself in the worst parts of humanity without any kind of respite or pleasant experiences or any sort of break, and everything in your life revolves around terribleness, it fucks you up. It fucks you up hard, it fucks you up bad, and it fucks you up in lasting ways.
May 7, 2024 at 10:01 PM
If you're constantly immersing yourself in the worst parts of humanity without any kind of respite or pleasant experiences or any sort of break, and everything in your life revolves around terribleness, it fucks you up. It fucks you up hard, it fucks you up bad, and it fucks you up in lasting ways.
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SEGA: You get that Advanced Dungeons & Dragons soundtrack done?
YUZO KOSHIRO: Sure did boss, real fuckin Detroit techno, just like you asked
YUZO KOSHIRO: Sure did boss, real fuckin Detroit techno, just like you asked
The Sega CD version of Eye of the Beholder is perfectly playable but does inexplicably have an all-timer soundtrack by Yuzo Koshiro that sounds like he is using music to separate himself from his humanity after his partner drowned mysteriously
November 22, 2025 at 7:31 PM
SEGA: You get that Advanced Dungeons & Dragons soundtrack done?
YUZO KOSHIRO: Sure did boss, real fuckin Detroit techno, just like you asked
YUZO KOSHIRO: Sure did boss, real fuckin Detroit techno, just like you asked
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Every one of these posts makes me giggle at the very serious pundits who say BlueSky is in a bubble
X rolled out a new feature overnight showing where accounts are based. This network of “Trump-supporting independent women” that claimed to be “real Americans” are based in Thailand.
The photos were stolen from European models & posts pushed pro-Trump lines while targeting Islam and LGBTQ people.
The photos were stolen from European models & posts pushed pro-Trump lines while targeting Islam and LGBTQ people.
November 23, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Every one of these posts makes me giggle at the very serious pundits who say BlueSky is in a bubble